Did López Obrador 'fear' revelations from 'El Mayo'? Former US ambassador says so
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
MEXICO CITY – Ken Salazar, the US ambassador to Mexico during Joe Biden's presidency, claims in his upcoming book that former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) feared what Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, might reveal following his capture in 2024, as reported exclusively by the Mexican newspaper Reforma. The paper noted that Salazar's book discusses López Obrador's concerns about what the drug lord could disclose to US authorities after being forcibly taken to the neighboring country under unclear circumstances. Salazar's memoirs, titled 'The Borders: My Fight for an Inclusive America,' will be released on July 28. The capture of 'El Mayo' sparked controversy in Mexico over the possibility that US agents intervened on Mexican soil, a claim that Salazar initially dismissed but was later questioned by former President López Obrador. The politician criticized Washington for not providing all available information regarding the arrest, which occurred on US soil as a result of a 'deception' by one of the sons of drug trafficker Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, according to 'El Mayo' in a letter from prison. Opposition accusations against the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the party that brought López Obrador to the presidency, intensified after the drug lord claimed he was misled on the day of his arrest, being told he was going to meet with the governor of Sinaloa, the ruling party's Rubén Rocha Moya.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
